Method and Apparatus for Controlling Water Output of Water Purifier, Water Purifier, and Storage Medium

1. A method performed by a processor of a water purifier to control water output of a water purifier, comprising: determining, by the processor via at least one of a sensor, an imaging device, or a signal transceiver, whether a container is placed in a water collecting region of the water purifier; determining, by the processor via at least one of the sensor, the imaging device, or the signal transceiver, whether there is a content in the container when the container is placed in the water collecting region; acquiring, by the processor via at least one of the sensor, the imaging device, or the signal transceiver, recognition information of the container when there is no content in the container, and determining category information of the container based on the recognition information; determining, by the processor, water output type information corresponding to the container as reference water output type information based on the category information of the container, the water output type information indicating a purity level of the water output of the water purifier; acquiring, by the processor via at least one of the sensor, the imaging device, or the signal transceiver, content information of the container when there is content in the container, and determining category information of the content based on the content information; determining, by the processor, water output type information corresponding to the content as reference water output type information based on the category information of the content; determining, by the processor, information of a selected corresponding water output route according to the reference water output type information, the water output route comprising at least one filter core; and according to the information of the water output route, controlling, by the processor, the water purifier to output water via the water output route.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining whether there is content in the container comprises: capturing, via the imaging device, a plan view image of the container; determining whether the plan view image of the container contains an image of the content; and determining that there is content in the container when the plan view image of the container contains the image of the content.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein: the recognition information of the container comprises an image of the container; the determining category information of the container based on the recognition information of the container comprises: looking up an image corresponding to the image of the container from prestored images as a container reference image; and determining category information associated with the container reference image as category information of the container.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein: the recognition information of the container comprises information carried by an electronic label of the container; the determining category information of the container based on the recognition information of the container comprises: looking up category information of the container from the information carried by the electronic label of the container.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the electronic label comprises one or more of an electronic label containing an NFC chip, an electronic label containing a low power consumption Bluetooth chip, an electronic label containing a low power consumption Wi-Fi chip, an electronic label containing a low power consumption ZigBee chip, and an electronic label containing an RFID chip.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein: the content information of the container comprises an image of the content; the determining category information of the content based on the content information comprises: looking up an image corresponding to the image of the content from prestored images as a content reference image; and determining category information associated with the content reference image as category information of the content.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein: the content information of the container comprises information carried by an electronic label of the content; the determining category information of the content based on the content information comprises: looking up the category information of the content from the information carried by the electronic label of the content.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining a water output type information corresponding to the container based on the category information of the container comprises: acquiring a preset correspondence between the category information and the water output type information; and looking up a water output type information corresponding to the category information of the container as the water output type information corresponding to the container based on the preset correspondence.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining a water output type information corresponding to the content based on the category information of the content comprises: acquiring a preset correspondence between the category information and the water output type information; and looking up a water output type information corresponding to the category information of the content as the water output type information corresponding to the content based on the present correspondence.

10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining information of a corresponding water output route according to the reference water output type information comprises: acquiring a preset correspondence between the information of the water output type and the information of the water output route; and looking up information of a water output route corresponding to the reference water output type information based on the preset correspondence.

11. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the water output route comprises one or more of a primary water route, a first filtering level water route, and a second filtering level water route, wherein water from the primary water route contains more impurity than water from the first filtering level water route, and water from the first filtering level water route contains more impurity than water from the second filtering level water route.

12. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the water output type comprises one or more of output of unpurified water, output of first purified water, and output of second purified water, wherein the first purified water contains more impurity than the second purified water.

13. A water purifying system, comprising: at least one of a sensor, an imaging device, or a signal transceiver; a plurality of water output routes, each of the plurality of water output routes including at least one filter core; a processor; and a memory for storing a command executable by the processor, wherein, the processor is configured to: determine, via at least one of the sensor, the imaging device, or the signal transceiver, whether a container is placed in a water collecting region of the water purifier; determine, via at least one of the sensor, the imaging device, or the signal transceiver, whether there is content in the container when the container is placed in the water collecting region; acquire, via at least one of the sensor, the imaging device, or the signal transceiver, recognition information of the container when there is no content in the container, and determine category information of the container based on the recognition information; determine water output type information corresponding to the container as reference water output type information based on the category information of the container, the water output type information indicating a purity level of the water output of the water purifier; acquire, via at least one of the sensor, the imaging device, or the signal transceiver, content information of the container when there is content in the container, and determine category information of the content based on the content information; determine water output type information corresponding to the content as reference water output type information based on the category information of the content; determine information of a corresponding water output route according to the reference water output type information; and according to the information of the water output route, control the water purifier to output water via the water output route.

14. The water purifier according to claim 13 , wherein the processor is further configured to: capture, via the imaging device, a plan view image of the container; determine whether the plan view image of the container contains an image of the content; and determine that there is content in the container when the plan view image of the container contains the image of the content.

15. The water purifier according to claim 13 , wherein the recognition information of the container comprises an image of the container; and the processor is further configured to: look up an image corresponding to the image of the container from prestored images as a container reference image; and determine category information associated with the container reference image as category information of the container.

16. The water purifier according to claim 13 , wherein the recognition information of the container comprises information carried by an electronic label of the container; and the processor is further configured to: look up category information of the container from the information carried by the electronic label of the container.

17. The water purifier according to claim 13 , wherein the content information of the container comprises an image of the content; and the processor is further configured to: look up an image corresponding to the image of the content from prestored images as a content reference image; and determine category information associated with the content reference image as category information of the content.

18. The water purifier according to claim 13 , wherein the content information of the container comprises information carried by an electronic label of the content; and the processor is further configured to: look up the category information of the content from the information carried by the electronic label of the content.

19. The water purifier according to claim 13 , wherein the processor is further configured to: acquire a preset correspondence between the category information and the water output type information; and look up a water output type information corresponding to the category information of the container as the water output type information corresponding to the container based on the matching relation.